Amazon Mom: Save Money on Diapers and Other Items for Your Baby
Amazon Mom is a program by Amazon that can help you save 30% and get free shipping on diapers and wipes… [more]
Getting Your Children Involved in Saving for College
Most articles about college planning focus on advice for parents or other adults who expect to pay the… [more]
The Best High Interest Online Savings Accounts
With interest rates at an all time low, people are earning virtually nothing with traditional savings… [more]
How to Get Ready to Sell Your House
While most experts see little good news in 2011’s housing market, economic downturn is no reason to… [more]
Making it Through Grad School Debt Free…. While Living in a Van Down By the River
What would you do to get through college debt free? A Duke University graduate student has made… [more]
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How to Get Ready to Sell Your House
While most experts see little good news in 2011’s housing market, economic downturn is no reason to neglect maintenance on a home or lose sight of future plans to relocate. The critical issue is planning intelligently for what spending you do now to make sure it’s worth your money later. And even if your plan [...]
How Much of a Mortgage Can You Afford?
A mortgage is one element of total household expenses, such as taxes and heating costs, which are likely to increase over time. It’s important to consider increases in household expenses in addition to your mortgage payment. For many households, it’s important to arrive at a monthly mortgage payment that is affordable without financial strain. When [...]
Getting Your Children Involved in Saving for College
Most articles about college planning focus on advice for parents or other adults who expect to pay the cost for a younger person’s education. But what about the beneficiary who plans to attend college? Although most young people don’t have the assets for college savings that their elders do, being part of the planning process [...]
Four Steps to Help Survive Economic Uncertainty
Monitoring what’s happening in the U.S. economy isn’t always easy. Seemingly small events that happen within our borders or overseas can sometimes have a huge impact on the markets and the economy. Adopting the right mindset and following a few common-sense rules may help you survive regardless of short-term events.
Differences between Brokerage and Bank CDs
In a prior article I wrote about ways to supercharge your cash and still keep it safely within FDIC-insured limits. One way we often recommend to increase the returns on your brokerage money market is by creating a certificate of deposit (CD) ladder. A CD ladder is a portfolio of CDs maturing at different intervals. Since the CDs eventually will be of a [...]
Debt Payoff Strategies
More people are choosing to pay back their credit cards, while at the same time delinquent on the mortgage, in order to maintain credit for living expenses. This is in contrast to behavior that many experts say is the correct things to do. Learn which debts you should pay off first, and what you should do with any extra cash.
FPA: Chasing Yield will Get You Burned
“More money has been lost reaching for yield than at the point of a gun.” ~ (I believe first attributed to) Raymond F. DeVoe, Jr. I don’t envy the financial press. For as much thought that a simple blog takes for me, to have to find new topics to discuss on an almost daily basis [...]
The Best High Interest Online Savings Accounts
With interest rates at an all time low, people are earning virtually nothing with traditional savings accounts. Most savings accounts are not giving anything back for keeping your hard earned money there. Because of this, many people are looking to online savings accounts as a safe alternative to a savings account at a local bank.
Maintaining a Relationship with Your Financial Advisor
I have stressed the importance of going through the proper steps to select a financial advisor that works for you. It is important that you remain happy with your decision. Many people wonder how often they should talk to their advisor, and what a good relationship with a financial advisor looks like.
Lesson Plan – A Guide To Credit
This lesson plan provides basic information about credit cards and credit scores. It provides basic information on these topics as well as teacher resources including a quiz and assignment.
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